One of my kitties has a problem with her eye that never seems to clear up. She has been on a steroid eye drop and now is on another steroid eye drop and an eye antibiotic. Given that I had many health problems with steroids and lost a kitten likely due to a bleeding ulcer caused by steroid tablets, I'm understandably concerned. Current kitty does not take steroid tablets, these are just eye drops. She is 1 year 1 month old.
2007-11-19 09:14:35 · 5 answers · asked by CarbonDated 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
She is a one year old kitty and has had steroid eye drops for 2 months. The cause is not clear - started as conjunctivitis, but could be viral related. Infected now as well, so getting new steroid drops. My question is what experience did you have with long term eye drop steroids?
2007-11-19 09:43:11 · update #1
My 4 year old cat will have to take steroid eye drops a couple times a week for the rest of her life. I noticed her eye reflecting oddly in the light, so I took her to the vet. After numerous visits and many tests & treatments - and by this time she had developed an awful whitish plaque - I finally took her to an animal eye specialist. They diagnosed her with Eosinophilic keratitis and started her on a regimen of Prednisolone and Idoxuridine 3x daily. The plaque cleared up almost immediately, but she has to continue the drops since this condition is not curable. Now, 6 months later, she's on a maintenance dose of 1 drop each, every two days. She seems fine in all other ways.
Try not to worry. Steroid suspension drops for the eye are a very different story from steroids taken by mouth. At the very least, if you're still concerned, talk with your vet. S/he should be able to allay your fears.
Good luck.
2007-11-19 10:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I had a cat on steroids for 8 months for food allergies. We gradually weened him off them, but it still put him into a diabetic condition (which is very common, I've learned, there's a connection between the use and diabetes showing up within a month of stopping them).
He's on insulin now, as a result. Steroids cut down the immune system too, so healing is harder for the cat.
2007-11-19 11:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 07:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by derverger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sorry but you have not given nearly enough information. kitty and one year old are not the same thing. what is the cat being treated for? bleeding ulcer and eye problems are hugely different to compare. hope your cat is better soon.
2007-11-19 09:20:47 · answer #4 · answered by mups mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vets dont usually give steroids for long as dangerous i would get to bottom of prob insted keep letting vet give this
2007-11-19 19:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋